Exam ID : HPE7-A08
Exam type : Proctored
Exam duration : 2 hours
Exam length : 75 questions
Passing score : 65%
Delivery languages : English
Exam description
This exam tests your understanding of wired technologies across multiple sites, including branch, edge, and core environments. It also verifies your advanced skills to implement and operate
enterprise-level HPE Aruba Networking switching solutions.
Ideal candidate for this exam
Typical candidates for this exam are individuals with at least two years of experience working as a team member that supports and maintains multiple campus topologies, edge branches, and
data center networks.
Example job roles such as: network engineer, senior network engineer, network consultant, tier 2/3 support
Advice to help you take this exam
Complete the training and review all course materials and documents before you take the exam.
Exam items are based on expected knowledge acquired from job experience, an expected level of industry standard knowledge, or other prerequisites (events, supplemental materials, etc.).
Successful completion of the course or study materials alone, does not ensure you will pass the exam.
Exam preparation resources HPE Aruba Networking Certified Professional – Switching Study Guide
Objectives
This exam validates that you can:
Percentage of Exam Sections/Objectives
18% 1. Create the implementation plan for the wired network solution.
1.1 Describe the HPE switching portfolio and how each product can be used to solve various customer needs. (8%)
1.2 Given a design and/or customer requirements scenario, determine an appropriate implementation plan. (10%)
33% 2. Install and configure the wired network solution.
2.1 Provision HPE Aruba Networking switches in HPE Aruba Networking Central. (3%)
2.2 Configure HPE Aruba Networking switches directly via CLI (3%)
2.3 Given an implementation plan, explain how to configure the switches physically. (3%)
2.4 Given the implementation plan, explain how to configure Layer 2 technologies. (5%)
2.5 Given an implementation plan, explain how to configure and validate Layer 3 interfaces, services, routing protocols, and overlays. (6%)
2.6 Explain multicast features and configuration concepts. (2%)
2.7 Explain HPE Aruba Networking Switch security features and configuration concepts. (4%)
2.8 Explain QoS HPE Aruba Networking Switch features and configuration concepts. (3%)
2.9 Explain HPE Aruba Networking solutions integration and configuration concepts. (4%)
27% 3. Troubleshoot the wired network solution.
3.1 Given a scenario, identify a network failure (IP mismatch, VLAN mismatch, hardware configuration or failure, port configuration). (9%)
3.2 Determine remediation plan. (9%)
3.3 Given a scenario, determine the cause of the performance problem (QoS issue, Configuration issue hardware and Software, end node). (9%)
22% 4. Manage, maintain, optimize, and monitor the wired network solution.
4.1 Given a scenario, determine a strategy to implement configuration management (maintenance, auditing, backup, archiving.) (8%)
4.2 Interpret data that represents the operational state of a network and determine the appropriate action. (11%)
4.3 Audit and configure HPE Aruba Networking switches programmatically. (3%)
The HPE7-A08 exam is the HPE Aruba Networking Switching Professional Exam, a proctored test designed to validate an individual’s expertise in implementing and managing enterprise-level HPE Aruba Networking switching solutions. It focuses on wired technologies across various network environments like branch, edge, and core. The exam consists of 75 questions, with a duration of 2 hours, and a passing score typically around 65%
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Sample Question and Answers
QUESTION 1
Refer to the partial exhibit from an HPE Aruba Networking CX 8325:
A new port 1 needs to be configured to connect to a 29301, which has the following configuration:
Which configuration would be used?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A. Option A
B. Option B
C. Option C
D. Option D
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION 2
OSPF peering is configured between HPE Aruba Networking CX 6300 switches utilizing BFD. You’ve made this configuration on switch B, while switch A is in the default configuration:
Which BFD Tx/Rx interval values will switch A use for the show bfd session?
A. Switch A show BFD sessions using 500ms
B. Switch A show BFD sessions using 6000ms
C. Switch A show BFD sessions using 2000ms
D. Switch A show BFD sessions using 300ms
Answer: C
QUESTION 3
You have applied the following OSPF configuration but are seeing the output from the command below. What is the reason for this?
A. A loopback interface hasn’t been configured on Agg-2
B. OSPF interfaces are passive by default
C. A different OSPF process ID is used on each switch
D. A Layer-3 interface has not been associated with a VRF
Answer: D
QUESTION 4
You need to run a packet capture on a CX switch and be able to view the full output on a remote device in real-time. What is the best way to do this?
A. Configure a mirror session using ERSPAN to a computer running Wireshark
B. Inspect the summary of the packets in real time on the switch using tcpdump
C. Configure a mirror session with another port on the switch as the destination
D. Configure a mirror session to the CPU, use tshark to capture it to a PCAP file
Answer: A
QUESTION 5
When configuring a multicast solution on HPE Aruba Networking CX switches, what needs to be configured on the access switch to enable efficient traffic flow?
A. PIM on VLAN
B. IGMP-snooping on VLAN
C. IGMP on VLAN
D. IGMP-snooping on SVI
Answer: B